Jonas (Ethiopia)
Jonas was Negus Negest of Ethiopia from August 18, 1797 to January 4, 1798 .
He was the son of Letezum. According to the traveler Henry Salt , he was one of those emperors who were still alive when he visited northern Ethiopia in 1809/1810.
Jonas was placed on the imperial throne by Ras Israel von Begemder as a representative figure. Gugsa , an Oromo chief from Yejju , later deposed him.
Individual evidence
- ^ Henry Salt: A Voyage to Abyssinia and Travels into the Interior of that Country . 1814 Frank Cass (London 1967), p. 474
- ^ EA Wallis Budge: A History of Ethiopia: Nubia and Abyssinia . 1928 Anthropological Publications (Oosterhout, Netherlands 1970) p. 479.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Solomon III. |
Emperor of Ethiopia 1797–1798 |
Tekle Giyorgis I. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jonas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Emperor of Ethiopia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1797 |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1809 |